Rolling Stone (10/26/00, p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...[They] try on different thug themes...like they're trying to score at a singles bar....making G's one minute...and embodying the hardcore G the next..."The Source (4/00, pp.210,214) - 3 mics out of 5 - "...fans will remain loyal to the Chi-Town playas. By adding just enough new flavor to the laid-back beats and rapid-fire flow, they keep their studio pimpin' game tight."11.18973

Rolling Stone (10/26/00, p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...[They] try on different thug themes...like they're trying to score at a singles bar....making G's one minute...and embodying the hardcore G the next..."The Source (4/00, pp.210,214) - 3 mics out of 5 - "...fans will remain loyal to the Chi-Town playas. By adding just enough new flavor to the laid-back beats and rapid-fire flow, they keep their studio pimpin' game tight."8.97981

Mojo (Publisher) (p.63) - Ranked #32 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "[A] career highlight....His best since WILDWOOD."Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 4 stars out of 5 - "The most striking thing about it is the mood - a friskiness and lightness of touch, even a welcome touch of corniness and self-deprecation, that seems to have been missing in recent years."7.779102

Rolling Stone (6/26/03, p.82) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Complex music in the key of bittersweet..."JazzTimes (8/03, p.131) - "...She recorded what she wanted, how she wanted, when she wanted....She was simultaneously jazz, folk, blues and gospel. The lines crossed and blurred....As a storyteller, she rivaled Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan..."0.04836123